Book Talks

Book Talks 2025 - 2026

Book Talks provide an opportunity for University of Miami faculty to share their recently published books in the humanities with the larger community. Faculty generally present on their research and take questions from the audience.   

Book Talks are @ Books & Books (265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134)! Please RSVP for the program to allow for set-up. Programs take place on Monday evenings, starting at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing you!

 

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  • Monday, September 29: Juan Chattah

    Monday, September 29 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Film Music: Cognition to Interpretation


    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with Juan Chattah!

    Juan Chattah, Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Miami

  • Date TBA: Catherine Judd

    Date & Locations: TBA

    Book Talk 

    Cheyenne Warriors, New Fort Kearney, and the Coming of the Plains Wars, 1856


     

    Catherine Judd, Professor of English, University of Miami

  • Monday, December 8: George Gonzalez

    Monday, December 8 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    The Anti-Enlightenment in Popular Culture: Greed, Hate, Stars, and Star Trek


    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with George Gonzalez!

    George Gonzalez, Professor of Political Science, University of Miami

  • Monday, January 6: Martin Nesvig

    Monday, January 6 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in 16th-Century Mexico


    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with Martin Nesvig!

    Martin Nesvig, Professor of History University of Miami

  • February 23: Patoimbasba Nikiema

    Monday, February 23 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Exile and Return in African and Caribbean Literature


    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with Patoimbasba Nikiema!

    Patoimbasba Nikiema, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures, University of Miami

  • Monday, March 30: Anjan Chakravartty

    Monday, March 30 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Science and Humanism: Knowledge, Values, and the Common Good


    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with Anjan Chakravartty!

    Anjan Chakravartty, Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami

  • Monday, April 27: Erica James

    Monday, April 27 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    After Caliban: Caribbean Art in a Global Imaginary


    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with Erica James!

    Erica James, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Miami

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